Palatine

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  4. Palatine Employment Information
  5. Palatine Family Information
  6. Palatine Education Information
  7. Palatine Business Information
  8. Palatine Public Benefits Information
  9. Palatine Criminal Information
  10. Palatine Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Palatine Zip Codes


Palatine Legal Resources Back to top

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Palatine Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 73,974
  • Land Area (2000): 51.770 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.484 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 21.0186 (-6.1) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 73.2186 (22.9) / 83.7186 (28.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,536
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 752
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 36 inches
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Houses (2000): 29,332
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,392
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 1,768
Palatine Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 73,743 99.83%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 128 0.17%

Palatine Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Palatine Employment Information Back to top
Palatine Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 30,507 29,165 1,342 4.40% 44
1991 30,631 28,720 1,911 6.24% 62
1992 31,201 29,166 2,035 6.52% 65
1993 31,791 29,674 2,117 6.66% 67
1994 31,969 30,303 1,666 5.21% 52
1995 32,547 31,163 1,385 4.25% 42
1996 32,762 31,348 1,413 4.31% 43
1997 33,297 31,983 1,314 3.95% 40
1998 33,658 32,340 1,318 3.92% 39
1999 34,347 32,983 1,364 3.97% 40
2000 41,469 40,015 1,454 3.51% 35
2001 41,381 39,456 1,924 4.65% 47
2002 40,349 38,146 2,203 5.46% 55
2003 39,915 37,725 2,191 5.49% 55
2004 39,645 37,720 1,925 4.85% 49
2005 39,934 38,129 1,805 4.52% 45
2006 40,645 39,298 1,347 3.31% 33
2007 41,422 39,900 1,522 3.68% 37
2008 41,956 39,905 2,051 4.89% 49
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 41,968 40,078 1,890 4.50% 45
Feb 2008 42,054 40,158 1,896 4.51% 45
Mar 2008 42,072 40,178 1,894 4.50% 45
Apr 2008 42,021 40,244 1,777 4.23% 42
May 2008 42,101 40,010 2,091 4.97% 50
Jun 2008 42,405 40,112 2,293 5.41% 54
Jul 2008 42,196 39,849 2,347 5.56% 56
Aug 2008 41,603 39,348 2,255 5.42% 54
Sep 2008 41,180 39,168 2,012 4.89% 49
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Palatine Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 2,182 9.51%
2. Construction 1,981 8.64%
3. Finance and Insurance 1,491 6.50%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 1,298 5.66%
5. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 1,214 5.29%
6. Educational Services 891 3.88%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 881 3.84%
8. Metal Manufactuing 745 3.25%
9. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 547 2.38%
10. Other Transportation 531 2.31%
11. Repair and Maintenance 527 2.30%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 510 2.22%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 500 2.18%
14. Health Care 495 2.16%
15. Machinery Manufacturing 487 2.12%
16. Public Administration 420 1.83%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 414 1.80%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 413 1.80%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 349 1.52%
20. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 342 1.49%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 2,402 12.83%
2. Health Care 1,934 10.33%
3. Finance and Insurance 1,675 8.95%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,513 8.08%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 908 4.85%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 582 3.11%
7. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 536 2.86%
8. Social Assistance 523 2.79%
9. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 512 2.74%
10. Department and Other General Stores 494 2.64%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 479 2.56%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 370 1.98%
13. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 326 1.74%
14. Public Administration 310 1.66%
15. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 296 1.58%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 295 1.58%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 289 1.54%
18. Air Transportation 284 1.52%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 283 1.51%
20. Other Transportation 273 1.46%

Palatine Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 2,020 8.81%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 1,150 5.01%
3. Other Management Occupations 1,120 4.88%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 1,049 4.57%
5. Top Executives 1,023 4.46%
6. Engineers 937 4.08%
7. Other Production Occupations 770 3.36%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 763 3.33%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 698 3.04%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 662 2.89%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 647 2.82%
12. Business Operations Specialists 623 2.72%
13. Operations Managers Non Finance 580 2.53%
14. Other Office and Admin Support 551 2.40%
15. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 545 2.38%
16. Accountants and Auditors 530 2.31%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 505 2.20%
18. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 476 2.07%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 423 1.84%
20. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 423 1.84%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 1,259 6.73%
2. Secretaries and Admins 1,239 6.62%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 845 4.51%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 830 4.43%
5. Business Operations Specialists 813 4.34%
6. Registered Nurses 676 3.61%
7. Customer Service Representatives 667 3.56%
8. Other Management Occupations 651 3.48%
9. Computer Specialists 643 3.44%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 585 3.13%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 565 3.02%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 552 2.95%
13. Cashiers 502 2.68%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 493 2.63%
15. Accountants and Auditors 481 2.57%
16. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 468 2.50%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 419 2.24%
18. Child Care Workers 393 2.10%
19. Other Production Occupations 372 1.99%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 330 1.76%

Palatine Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 37,957 66.06%
15-35 hours 6,328 11.01%
1-14 hours 1,690 2.94%
No regular hours 11,481 19.98%

Palatine Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 949 2.37%
5 AM-5:29 AM 983 2.46%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,640 4.10%
6 AM-6:29 AM 3,554 8.88%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 4,868 12.17%
7 AM-7:29 AM 6,545 16.36%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 5,985 14.96%
8 AM-8:29 AM 5,396 13.49%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 2,574 6.43%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 2,127 5.32%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 781 1.95%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 353 0.88%
Noon-3:59 PM 2,354 5.88%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,892 4.73%

Palatine Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 841 2.10%
5-9 3,262 8.15%
10-14 4,519 11.30%
15-19 5,665 14.16%
20-24 6,104 15.26%
25-29 2,842 7.10%
30-34 6,659 16.65%
35-39 1,374 3.43%
40-44 1,848 4.62%
45-59 3,324 8.31%
60-89 2,780 6.95%
At least 90 783 1.96%

Palatine Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 92 0.23% 23,141 57.85%
30-44 76 0.19% 9,805 24.51%
45-59 227 0.57% 3,097 7.74%
At least 60 1,507 3.77% 2,056 5.14%

Palatine Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 181 0.44%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 4,209 10.25%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 32,925 80.15%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 11 0.03%
Color 4 Box Other 226 0.55%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,902 4.63%
Color 6 Box Walked 547 1.33%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 1,078 2.62%

Palatine Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Palatine Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 28,549 (73,522 people)
Families (2000): 18,786 (60,030 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 9,102
People at same address in 1995: 33,381
Palatine Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 994 3.48%
$10,000-$14,999 802 2.81%
$15,000-$19,999 942 3.30%
$20,000-$24,999 1,006 3.52%
$25,000-$29,999 1,146 4.01%
$30,000-$34,999 1,496 5.24%
$35,000-$39,999 1,379 4.83%
$40,000-$44,999 1,452 5.09%
$45,000-$49,999 1,197 4.19%
$50,000-$59,999 2,805 9.83%
$60,000-$74,999 3,942 13.81%
$75,000-$99,999 4,465 15.64%
$100,000-$124,999 2,737 9.59%
$125,000-$149,999 1,515 5.31%
$150,000-$199,999 1,495 5.24%
$200,000 or more 1,176 4.12%

Palatine Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 7,644 26.80%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 7,428 26.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 1,851 6.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 4,208 14.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 187 0.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 3,973 13.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 79 0.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 1,897 6.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 36 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 676 2.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 17 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 517 1.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 10 0.04%

Palatine Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 25,723 32.98%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 13,496 17.30%
Public Assistance 330 0.42%
Retirement 3,073 3.94%
Self Employment 2,740 3.51%
Social Security 4,769 6.11%
Supplemental Security 468 0.60%
Wage / Salary 25,149 32.24%
Other 2,253 2.89%

Palatine Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 7,853 49.78%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 7,922 50.22%

Palatine Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,769 6.11%
Color 1 Box Married 17,757 61.28%
Color 2 Box Never Married 8,948 30.88%
Color 3 Box Widowed 501 1.73%

Palatine Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,106 10.59%
Color 1 Box Married 16,816 57.31%
Color 2 Box Never Married 7,116 24.25%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,304 7.85%

Palatine Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Palatine Education Information Back to top
Palatine Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 3,253 5.85%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 4,115 7.40%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 11,010 19.80%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 12,336 22.18%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 3,435 6.18%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 14,498 26.07%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 6,966 12.53%

Palatine Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 791 1.07% 723 0.98% 1,514 2.05%
Kindergarten 989 1.34% 171 0.23% 1,160 1.57%
Grades 1-4 3,449 4.66% 507 0.69% 3,956 5.35%
Grades 5-8 3,367 4.55% 499 0.67% 3,866 5.23%
Grades 9-12 3,474 4.70% 180 0.24% 3,654 4.94%
Undergrad college 2,199 2.97% 694 0.94% 2,893 3.91%
Graduate or professional school 460 0.62% 688 0.93% 1,148 1.55%
Total 14,729 19.91% 3,462 4.68% 18,191 24.59%

Palatine Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Palatine Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $742,811,000
Retail sales (2002): $609,728,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $76,128,000
Palatine Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Palatine Public Benefits Information Back to top
Palatine Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 69,689 94.91%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,741 5.09%

Palatine Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Palatine Criminal Information Back to top
Palatine Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 27 106
2005 27 107
2006 27 109
2007 27 110

Palatine Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Palatine Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Palatine Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 10,692 14.45%
10-19 Years 9,380 12.68%
20-29 Years 11,878 16.06%
30-39 Years 13,123 17.74%
40-49 Years 11,733 15.86%
50-59 Years 8,195 11.08%
60-69 Years 4,586 6.20%
70-79 Years 2,955 3.99%
80-89 Years 1,243 1.68%
90+ Years 189 0.26%

Palatine Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 37,029 50.06%
Color 1 Box Female 36,945 49.94%

Palatine Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 54,438 73.59%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 11,383 15.39%
Color 2 Box Asian 5,416 7.32%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,679 2.27%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 886 1.20%
Color 6 Box Other Race 75 0.10%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 74 0.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 23 0.03%

Palatine Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 18,127 25.37%
2. Irish 10,814 15.14%
3. Polish 8,693 12.17%
4. Italian 6,657 9.32%
5. English 5,552 7.77%
6. Swedish 2,410 3.37%
7. United States Or American 2,202 3.08%
8. Norwegian 1,557 2.18%
9. French Non-Basque 1,396 1.95%
10. Scottish 1,126 1.58%

Palatine Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 48,747 71.41%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 9,518 13.94%
3. Polish 1,496 2.19%
4. German 857 1.26%
5. Urdu 697 1.02%
6. Chinese 677 0.99%
7. Gujarathi 620 0.91%
8. Tagalog 572 0.84%
9. Korean 529 0.77%
10. Russian 521 0.76%

Palatine Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 57,154 77.37%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 5,360 7.26%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 11,357 15.37%

Palatine Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Palatine Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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